God has been speaking to my heart a lot lately about “MAKING DISCIPLES!” In Matthew 28:19-20 we are given the command to “GO and MAKE DISCIPLES!” I am not real sure how good we are at this. I am not real sure at how good I am at this! I think that I have spent a great deal of my life and energy trying to make Christians – that is, I have worked hard to try and help people see their need for a life changing relationship with Jesus. I think that I have done okay in helping people get into the relationship. I am not so sure that I have done such a good job in helping people experience and grow into the life changing part of it.
It’s not that I haven’t tried! It’s just that in order to make disciples we must, I must spend personal one on one time with people. I think that the reason Jesus said to GO is because disciples cannot be made in the safty and protection of our own self built kingdoms. We must get out into the world and experience life with others and share Jesus in these experiences.
I think the best way to MAKE DISCIPLES is by being a disciple that others can learn and be encouraged from! It is a very big job, but God would not have commanded us to do it – if it were not possible! I’ve got to go and so do you, because we’ve got work to do, if we re going to bring a smile to His face today!
I’ll take that as a challenge. I’ll try to be a disciple that others can learn and be encouraged from. Anyone else up for a challenge??
(BTW- love the picture…makes me want to be back on the mtn!)